The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-04
BUT SIX LAPS TO THE MILE
THE ARTICULATION TO IMPROVE THE
BREED or BETTING MEN.
Piuss Makinr their Pnintui Way Around
the New Track In the Old Hail Grounds
-RetttnE Net Very Lively.

The square Of land running along First
avenue from 10Th to l0sth street, whoreon tho
old Metropolitan Base Ball Club used to moee
all comers and usually got whiprv... yiossomed
out yesterday, after a rest OF two years, as
full-ledged racing track. It owes Its trans-
formation 10 an organization OF gentlemen OF
sporting proelvitles who believe that the brood
oibettinR men should not be lost sight OF In
the present wild anxiety to improve the race
horse. Yesterday they handled the crowd
with a. much care and gentlcness as mother
usss when teaching her baby to walk. This
organization L. lawfully incorporated under tho
title of the Turf Club. Thomas H. Sullivan 10
tho President, O. z Birnbaum tho Secretary.
and Richard H. Loud 10 Mr. Birnbaum's
assistant -.t,
These men conceived the idea OF turning tho
old base ball grounds into racccourse SOW
era months ago. and after deal Of dckerinH
succeeded In leasing the grounds for two years.
Early In last month the work OF building the
Tho sntrancs is on First avenue. You buy
your tickets Of admission At the low price Of
~ cents through q little hole in the fence, and
ss y9H to nam MS
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Yesterday 6oins The first day, things were not
in quite as smooth running order a. 4 is hoped
against one side Of the fence. was for the .ao-
commodation Of the race horses. and they
and seer hes
the former and i've Of the latter. Their booths
were away w on the very highest step on the
their being there were their BIZ States. that
we're continually presenting a panorama Of
tAtIons Tor the gents to make heir bets.
INT st ss S
rsca NJ tSs hnnr nT a daay was c1nainad ~
sdey was waltin Ter bets" There were not
number gradually Increased, until at 9 O'Clock
the crowd was roughly estimated at 500.
%hf 81 ss as sd 81 & hs
beer saloon: Burly wtiters with short hair
ans big Ts ts borg the
%Si,eS Ma sSyssdS ssEfor wsterf dive
cried piteousy for custom. Everything like
the crowd. WAS somewhat mixsd: The black.
sSsS Hs 1 n a ssr
The racers and admired without end. and Pc.
c%s con- With stable boy. TX Park Com.
missioner Powers. In an immaculate white
Gnioa ' ssd s' BEHsa
searched e vain for q straight tip. Serving
n ssst qH9a IL poee%psn ehss ss,
Roundsman Wise. 1t was suspected that tho
HORSES a. III but only nderent brutes hon.
SsspssssS$ s" liz y S ;Ss PsSs would
ture, but the bets made yesterday were GER
T. G.bp sas horses actually racing as
n The sss Sk essyy wsse rel
Jockeys. looking like Rayly dressed automs-
tons, were carefully Weighed Then, the race
horses appeared and dashed about the minia-
"Of course" said Douglas 4 Leviep. Jr.. the
counsel for the association. we don't expect
the st track Is too sma There are Six laps 70
SIX horses Joined in the frs. r c which way
esr.s s ssesivs eeos sf sed &c
S2. and ,sold very slowly. The bookmakers
the crowd evidently needed some other Kind Of
as they fogSht shy ahs
sIdSflnE srythtnF l. was very pretty ny race
named. and in that order they won. amid wild
BET q on tie 1 later hofss and Who hos swore
wanted e tisht; 6Ht was pasii!sd Sy ee,ing
Sa Sss IS sSs5 1s va
makers were badly hurt. and this pleased the
hs ss R..ff s. si ssssh af wss ses
do anything with the crowd. although they
soa.sd them upq &c sA, Three young
time. The second race also had six en-
tries, and was under the Same conditions as
70 the Al d rs' ts
Oft repeated statement that every horse
entered IN all the p race races were Brigh.Sn
S,a D.Jd Il Il.
io JOCK holdins Up Blue Eyes Belle 70 the rss
race vas , ssSre, from the tip he had received;
PIE W would r he sa
afR Sey su
sas sh n . sI w B Bay he5s h
s aaa " BEE 1 wss Rss Gn
sssS Tor r place Bay Rebel Sroushs ss5s anu
sbous him and read them s1t re sd from the
argued tSs, sverythns Sss all Rights ana that
DO ANYTHING wrong even Il they wanted to, Be-.
The. next race was thought to be q great
race, because 1t would prove the steadiness Of
olds o only Being admtted fReS purse was he
same as in the other races,
blymsn Cantor, waving his hand toward the
grand stand. Now, they're oil poor men who
Ike to bet dollar or two on race. They can
come here: plank a dew. their e WITH.
pay and become one OF the institutions OF this
glorious country"
Six horses cantered ont for the third race.
One OF them was printed In the programme as
H" Several profanse sports thought this
pess to bet on him. They were offered s to 1
cut down.
Fifteen minutes were spent in getting the
horses Oh. but they got away In bunch amid
wild cheers from the grand stand. On the sec
ond turn, when II looked a. though Rob Boy
was going to win the race. somebody yelled
called forth, cheers, which showed plainly
enough that Robby,s defeat would be viewed
with eIuanimity Nat Kramer won the race,
with Whiskey Jack second. and Master Harry
After the dismount Jockey Sampson accused
Jockey Ossler OF unfair practices. and was
n liar, A Hight was threatened, but the crowd